Qstor's PFS #17 Perils of the Pirate Pact (CORE) (FULL) (Inactive)

Game Master Qstor

"Well, lady Riversbane is just on the next boat. And I'm sure one of your martial types will know how to track ..if indeed the pirates fled to shore rather than taking a boat or swimming for it.." notes Khellek.

He emerges from the hold and calls across to the captain.

"Lady Riversbane... do you know why the boat was here?"

There are NO dried dead bodies. There aren't any tracks on the shore either. The scenerio doesn't make sense as to that part. (ie no tracks) But we'll just roll with it.

Riverbane calls out to Khellek "Before you Pathfinders
were called in— I was going to launch a rescue expedition into
the forest with the crew of the Hanspur’s Luck. But the damm spider things in this forest thought otherwise. Are you guys ready to set sail downriver?"

Telka hops back across to their ship from the rotting hulk. Ready to cast off when you give the order Cap'n!

Xusius crosses back over to their ship, ready to sail on.

"Zis ees most unusual."

You rest the night and recover spells

The next morning, Lady Riverbane anchors her ship and leads the party ashore. She gives you a simple map meant to lead towards the place where the Black Marquis’s men were ambushed.

The forest here is ancient. Dense masses of leafage impose
an eerie twilight of dark green while forlorn trees speak of
a bygone age where humans wrestled for survival in a land
of darkness. Many thick sheets of giant webbing stretch like
great shrouds around the gaunt trees and groveling bushes.

Xusius, Telka or Ibaz notice two pits traps ahead of the party.

it says you can disable them, jump over them or walk around them. So DD or Acrobatics checks

Wait up everyone, there are some pit traps ahead of us! Can anyone disable them?

Is there any reason we cannot just walk around them? That presumably wouldnt need an acrobatics check.

Is there any reason we cannot just walk around them? That presumably wouldnt need an acrobatics check.

Per the scenario to "Walk around" you'd need a Balance check, so Acrobatics.

Ibaz takes a rope and jumps.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 8 + 4 ⇒ (3) + 8 + 4 = 15

If anyone wants the grace of the Lady before you jump just say calls out Telka as he casts fly on himself to get past them.

If you want a bit of luck to roll twice shout out

"Jump?" asks the elderly scholar incredulously.
"A pit?" he adds, as if the audience doesn't fully comprehend the task.
"At my age?"

You can do this. Think about how you leapt across the dance floor in your youth. Show them your moves... that will impress the youngsters.

So we can't just cut through the woods? Oh well.

Gulping slightly, Khellek performs the traditional Entwicklungssprun from his youth...

acrobatics, inspire: 1d20 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 1 + 2 = 13

Xusius considers his balancing ability and realizes he hasn't had nearly enough Sangria yet to give him really good balance, so he decides he should ask Telka for that Grace of the Lady thing.

"Eef zou do not mind, I would like ze Grace, mon ami."

He then attempts to walk around the pits.

Acrobatics: 1d20 + 4 ⇒ (19) + 4 = 23

Bit of luck lets you roll twice and take the better

Is there a map to see how difficult the jump is? Or anyway to judge?

"TRAPS?! WHERE?! Grace of the lady? What lady? Telka, you mean old lady Riverbane?"

Otherwise, reflex save (I guess): 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (12) + 6 = 18

The party finds it's way past the two pit traps. You notice in the first pit there's a corpse covered in gooey webbing at the bottom.

if you press onward.

The web-covered trees here are still as ominous as they were in the thick forest and dead leaves cover the ground. A few hundred yards beyond, a low hill bare of any vegetation rises from the sea of green. But what catches the party’s attention is a man in tattered clothes laboriously crawling in their direction.

if investigated....

"WHOA! AAAAAAAAA!!!" **THUD!**

"I'M OKAY!" Apollyanna shouts up from the indescribable depths. "I fell on this guy! Hey buddy! Where's your other hand!" **slap!**

Hey buddy! Where's your other hand!" **slap!**[/b]

if the corpse could talk. - "I am Larkus Lockinvar, a former ally of the Black Marquis. I defied House Thrune and clung to the past. There are those such as the Paracountess who believe it is an undeniable fact that House Thrune has brought prosperity and order. For my defiance, it is rumored she has ordered my death and wants my right hand!" i

Khellek looks at the woods. "An Ettercat!" he exclaims.

Takes ten on knowledge to tell interesting stuff about it. BTW likely my last post for a couple of weeks.

Xusius looks the "man" over carefully.

Knowledge(Dungeoneering): 1d20 + 8 ⇒ (4) + 8 = 12

[oob]ok you notice the spider creature and the "puppet"[/ooc]

what do you do?

Telka points to the strange spider creature lurking in the woods. Look, a strange spider creatue, I wonder if we can communicate with it. It might be able to tell us what is going on. Hello he shouts, waving at the creature. Hello, do you speak Taldane?

perception: 1d20 - 2 ⇒ (1) - 2 = -1

"WHAT SPIDER CREATURE!" cries a voice from the hole.

As soon as Telka shouts to it, it vanishes.

The "man" ahead still shakes.

Did it vanish as in turn invisible or just disappear into the woods?

Did it vanish as in turn invisible or just disappear into the woods?

moved into the woods

We should follow it, it might lead us to where we need to go!

Telka will jog after the creature, but he isnt foolish enough to not keep an eye on where he is going.

With a speed of 40' Telka follows it at 20' per turn, making active perception checks as he goes. He will take 10 if posssible, if not he is +18 to avoid walking into the obvious trap!

"HEY! WHAT ABOUT ME!?" cries a voice from the pit.

I believe we are several hundred feet beyond the pits now, I assume we got you out somehow.

Xusius keeps up with the party.

Ibaz follows Telka easily.

I'm right with you Telka.

I put a map up on Slide 2

Moving past the clearing, you see a tunnel in the side of a hill.

The tunnel opens into a large cavern. Thick layers of sagging
webs choke the room from floor to ceiling. Beyond the mass
of tangles, jade flames burn about a rough pyramid-shaped
dais, bathing the whole chamber in an eldritch green glow.
Gruesome carcasses and human-sized cocoons dangle from
ghastly strands. In places, walls are covered with worn-out
bas-reliefs and faded markings. The air smells of dust, decay,
and death.

Apollyanna struggles to keep up, and is out of breath when she finally breaks into the clearing.

"YEE-UK!!" says the paladin.

Given a moment she uses detect evil on the place.

A welcoming place... It looks like my grandma's

Says Ibaz who casts False Life following by shield on himself as well as protection from evil and bull's strength before going into the cave.

False Life: 1d10 + 5 ⇒ (1) + 5 = 6

I'm ready

Xusius moves up just behind and to the left of Apollyanna.

He speaks to her and says, "Eef we are attacked een zis unholy place, I can cast Enlarge Person on zou eef zou weesh eet. Eet ees up to zou."

He holds his Wand of Magic Missile in his left hand.

Apollyanna jumps apparently unaware of the elf until he spoke. Then after he says his piece she looks down at her breastplate. Her face grows red with mixture of shock, embarrassment, and anger.

"Letcher. Is that all you elves think about?" With that she sticks her nose up in the air and storms off in a huff.

Khellek casts an odd look at Ibaz. "I'm somewhat glad I've never been invited to tea by her."

He rolls his eyes at Appollyanna's antics, before unslinging Bessie and slotting a bolt into place.

"Don't worry students. If there are any problems in there, I'm sure Bessie will be able to take care of them."

What do you guys do?

Xusius points out the lurking monsters hiding in the webs to the party.

"Zere are hideous blood sucking monsters hiding in ze webs! To arms!"

He looks at Apollyana right in front of him and recalls her words of disdain. Then he realizes she would probably look pretty awesome enlarged, so he casts the spell on her!

"Zis zould be interesting."

Xusius casts Enlarge Person on Apollyana.

What do you guys do?

Given a moment she uses detect evil on the place.

I ask "Well?" ;)

Telka casts magic circle versus evil on himself before entering, hoping it will not be needed.

As he spot the ettercaps in the webs he calls out agai, Hello, we just want to talk. Turning to the rest of the group he asks, Does anyone know what language these creature speak?

One moves forward and hisses. "No talk...wantsss to eat! Juicy meatss! Gives ussss or yousss dinner!"

The ettercaps detect as evil

"Um. I'm vegan." Apollyanna whispers to Ibaz, whom she didn't remember being taller than.

Khellek peers into the cave. And then looks worriedly at Telka as if the dwarf might be losing it.

"Umm... what creatures?"

Of course it is only then that the dratted creature speaks.

"Oh... those creatures. Anyone got some food for them? They say music soothes the savage beast, but I'm hoping that a dead deer or two... see anything down that pit that might be passable?"

Readies an action to fire Bessie if the creatures emerge from the cave with an aggressive look to them.

She never liked tea anyway! says Ibaz to Khellek

* * *

Eat? Good, that's what I was doing at my grandma's house!
And I'm not Vegan!

the half-orc starts moving towards the strange creatures while drawing his greataxe.
Time to play the butcher like GrandPa'

Telka moves forward alongside Ibaz. Careful now, these things might be dangerous

The map isnt clear about where the spiders and ettercaps are. Also, how long has it been since the pits? My fly spell lasts for 6 minutes so I am unclear if it is still active.

The map isnt clear about where the spiders and ettercaps are. Also, how long has it been since the pits? My fly spell lasts for 6 minutes so I am unclear if it is still active.

sorry I placed them. It's been about 10 minutes since the outside

You guys can act

Ibaz moves and throws a shuriken at the creature after charging it with raw arcane energy!

Ranged attack: 1d20 + 5 ⇒ (2) + 5 = 7
Damages: 1d2 + 6 + 2 ⇒ (1) + 6 + 2 = 9

Xusius moves in and fires a missile from his wand at the closest ettercap.

"I am zure zey will be attacking after zou tossed that deesc at zem, Ibaz!"

Magic Missile: 1d4 + 1 ⇒ (2) + 1 = 3

Telka jogs up and casts shield of faith on Ibaz.

+3 deflection bonus to AC

Khellek suggests "Aim for their eyes..."

Inspire courage +2 to hit and damage

And then takes his own advice.

attack,inpsire: 1d20 + 5 + 2 ⇒ (10) + 5 + 2 = 17
damage,inpsire: 1d8 + 1 + 2 ⇒ (8) + 1 + 2 = 11

They have to many!

Says Ibaz